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My Mission

May 13, 2006 ¬ 4:27 pm. No Comments »

I finished my service as a full time missionary for the Church in August, 2001. I served in the Spain Madrid Mission! For those who don’t know, an LDS mission usually entailes serving for a period of 1 1/2 to 2 years as a minister and witness for Christ in a place decided by revelation.

My Mission Call

This call is given through the prophet. I recieved my mission call from President Gordon B. Hinckley.

Missionary FAQ

While on my mission I was confronted by people who had a lot of questions about what it is to be a missionary. I’ve
tried to answer some of those common questions here. EDIT 6/9/09: These questions are now included in the blog and not as a separate page.

Coming soon…. in like 10 years…. I’m so busy with other stuff : )

  • Photos from my mission
  • Mission Experiences
  • A Virtual Tour of the Spain Madrid Mission (As seen by me)
Links:

The Spain Madrid Mission
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The Apostles

April 3, 2005 ¬ 10:16 am. 1 Comment »

The Fifteen Apostles
Name Birth Date Age Date Ordained Age Ordained
Gordon B. Hinckley 6-23-1910 10-5-1961 51
Thomas S. Monson 8-21-1927 10-10-1963 36
Boyd K. Packer 9-10-1924 4-9-1970 45
L. Tom Perry 8-5-1922 4-11-1974 51
James E. Faust 7-31-1920 10-1-1978 58
Russell M. Nelson 9-9-1924 4-12-1984 59
Joseph B. Wirthlin 6-11-1917 10-9-1986 69
Richard G. Scott 11-7-1928 10-6-1988 59
Robery D. Hales 8-24-1932 4-7-1994 61
Jeffery R. Holland 12-3-1940 6-23-1994 53
Henery B Eyring 5-31-1933 4-6-1995 61
Dieter F. Uchtdorf 11-6-1940 10-7-2004 63
David A. Bednar 6-15-1952 10-7-2004 52

A biographical
sketch of the current Quorum of the 12 by Deseret News.

EDIT June 09, 2009: I originally put this page together as an experiment with Javascript. The “Age” column had the current age of the apostles calculated with a script and their birthdays. I’ve removed the script and their ages becuase I didn’t want to have excess code on my site. The Apostles have now changed with the passing of several of the Apostles, including President Gordon B. Hinckley but I’m leaving this page on my site as a snapshot of what I was doing a few years ago.

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Mission Call

April 27, 1999 ¬ 4:35 pm. 1 Comment »

THE CHURCH OF
JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS
OFFICE OF THE FIRST PRESEDENCY

47 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE STREET, SALT LAKE CITY,
UTAH 84150-1000

21 April 1999
Dear Elder Alatorre:

You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned
to labor in the Spain Madrid Mission. It is anticipated that
you will serve for a period of 24 months.

You should report to the Missionary Training Center in
Provo, Utah on Wednesday, 28 July 1999. You will prepare to
preach the gospel in the Spanish language.

You have been recommended as one worthy to represent the Lord
as a minister of the restored gospel. You will be an official
representative of the Church. As such, you will be expected
to
maintain highest standards of conduct and appearance by keeping
the commandments, living mission rules, and following the
counsel of your mission president.

You will also be expected to devote all your time and attention
to serving the Lord, leaving behind all other personal affairs.
As you do these things, the Lord will bless you and you will
become an effective advocate and messenger of the truth. We
place in you our confidence and pray that the Lord will help
you meet your responsibilities.

The Lord will reward the goodness of your life. Greater
blessings and more happiness than you have yet experienced
await you as your humbly and prayerfully serve the Lord in
this labor of love among His children.

We ask that you please send your written acceptance promptly,
endorsed by your bishop.

Sincerely,
Gordon B. Hinckley
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